WESTERN ALLIANCE OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACADEMIC LEADERS Chair

Clifton Sanders has served Salt Lake Community College(SLCC) as provost for academic affairs since 2015. He is chief academic officer at SLCC, overseeing instruction and training for more than 61,000 students annually.  Previously, he served in several roles at SLCC, including assistant professor of chemistry, division chair for natural sciences and communication, and dean of science, mathematics and engineering.  Prior to his tenure at SLCC Sanders was a senior research scientist and co-inventor on six patents in biomaterials technology.  He received his B.A. in chemistry from Hamline University and a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Utah.